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Regulations
Senators look to empower FMCSA, other agencies after landmark Supreme Court decision
A group of Senators introduced a bill to keep the so-called "Chevron doctrine" in place, court precedent that gave regulatory agencies like FMCSA deference in courts when considering ambiguous statutes related to regulations.
July 25, 2024
Equipment
First driverless haul in Texas oilfields | Liquid meth found in diesel tanks
Kodiak Robotics and Atlas Energy completed a 21-mile run without a driver in the cab on Atlas' lease roads in the Permian Basin. Also: Liquid meth shipment found in truck's fuel tanks; cocaine, meth found in hidden frame compartment; more.
July 24, 2024
Business
How to build business for trucking's down cycles: Live next month
Tackle today's central problem with us in this live online event. Learn how to prep for and profit in times of rising costs and declining revenues by routinely doing the small things, and being smart enough to spot the big ones, necessary to run strong.
July 23, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA pleads with Congress for more power to punish brokered-freight fraudsters
FMCSA tells Congress in a report it needs more power to issue $10,000 fines for unlawful brokerage activities, admitting the agency is essentially powerless to stop fraud as it is.
July 23, 2024
Overdrive Radio
'Roll On, Alabama!' On the road with tour hauler Josh Gentry
Gentry, son of founding Alabama group member Teddy Gentry, now hauls with the family business in a truck rekindling a partnership between the group and Kenworth that extends back into the 1980s. Sit in on his recent Alabama-Tennessee run in this podcast.
July 22, 2024
Business
Massive Microsoft outage hits diesel pumps, creates permitting nightmares
A massive outage of Microsoft and the Crowdstrike security platform snarled diesel availability and created permitting nightmares for truckers across the country on Friday.
July 19, 2024
Business
Lower fuel prices improved trucking conditions in May
FTR reported a positive Trucking Conditions Index in May with falling fuel prices and a less negative freight market. Also: Truck Parking Club now part of Trucker Path Marketplace; J.J. Keller offering CARB-compliance service.
July 18, 2024
Business
Former fleet co-owner sentenced for work-comp scheme | Diesel prices, freight rates fall
Frances Hall, the widow of slain Bill Hall Jr. who was convicted of the murder of her husband, avoided $9M in workers’ compensation premiums. Also: Diesel, rates down last week; three Texas IdleAir locations taken over by new company.
July 17, 2024
Business
Why brokers don't want to give owner-ops transparency in freight transactions
A third-generation broker, Jeff Tucker, explains why he doesn't want carriers to see his margins and contracted rates, and how small trucking businesses, with broker partners, could better fight against the mega fleets when markets turn down.
July 17, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Two weeks left for Small Fleet Champ entries: 2023 winner well-positioned for economy's turnaround
It's been a bit of a rough year for Butterfly Xpress owner-operators Bill and Karen Barhite, yet the fleet's well-positioned for a turnaround. Their big win last year has helped them weather the storm in one respect.
July 16, 2024
Business
Big change for Carrier Assure? Vetting tool acknowledges shortcomings
Carrier Assure acknowledged some of its service's shortcomings with respect to grading specialized companies, yet some fleets who've been marked with a scarlet letter 'F' in the platform report no change in brokers' approach to their businesses.
July 15, 2024
Parking
Outpost hopes to boost parking security, management features with new tech
The company's 21-location network of managed shared-terminal and reserved parking facilities is adding multicamera check-in/check-out kiosks and other security features, paired with a customer portal to monitor arrivals, equipment condition and more.
July 12, 2024
Business
Carriers cry foul over Carrier Assure's grading system
Two small fleets say Carrier Assure arbitrarily hands them an "F" grade, locking them out of years-old business relationships and costing them hundreds of thousands. Despite repeated requests for comment, Carrier Assure stays silent on key issues.
July 9, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Man's mastery of the freight machine, with a firm hand in Amazon's system
With a career that extends back to the mid-1990s, it’s owner-op Greg Labosky’s old-school knowledge that gives him the ability to adeptly tinker around the edges to take full control of the center of his business, to master the new-school Amazon machine.
July 8, 2024
Gear
New Motor Carriers' Road Atlas features updated routes and much more
Rand McNally
Rand McNally has released the 2025 version of its long-running Motor Carriers' Road Atlas, available now for purchase.
July 5, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA's confusing excuse for not enforcing its own rules
FMCSA has been citing a judge's 2019 decision as blocking its ability to penalize bad actors among brokers and carriers for so-called "commercial" violations, but now they seem to admit that's not true.
July 3, 2024
Regulations
Supreme Court deals major blows to federal regulators
Conservative court activists and business interests celebrate dealing a blow to federal agencies' power to regulate businesses. What does the end of so-called "Chevron deference" to regulators mean for FMCSA and EPA?
July 2, 2024
Overdrive Radio
FMCSA's safety rating revamp: Truckers caution against use of CSA SMS, roadside data
Since the CSA SMS came into play a decade and a half ago, it's been on the FMCSA's wish list to use roadside data to determine a safety rating. The effort to revamp the rating process generated pushback from carriers in this recent public session.
July 1, 2024
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'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
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ELD tampering in crosshairs for CVSA’s annual Roadcheck blitz
Regulations
California capitulation: CHP finally enforcing English language proficiency roadside
Business
FMCSA issues Final Rule banning non-domiciled CDLs almost entirely
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